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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF NELL SINGER

1808-1879
CÉLÉBRITÉS DU JUSTE MILIEU: 15 BRONZE BUSTS

each: conceived circa 1832-35 and cast between 1929-1948.

each: stamped with the foundry mark MLG

each: bronze

The authenticity of these works have been confirmed by Bernard Lecomte.

PROVENANCE

(I):
Private Collection, Sweden
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York
Herbert Singer, New York (acquired from the above in July 1966)
Thence by descent

(II) to (XV):
Galerie Maurice le Garrec, Paris
E. Weyhe Inc., New York
Herbert Singer, New York (acquired from the above circa 1975-76)
Thence by descent

NOTE

(I): LAURENT CUNIN-GRIDAINE (LE MAUVAIS)
numbered 2/25 and stamped 2304 D5
height: 14.8cm., 5 1/2 in.

(II): BENJAMIN DELESSERT (LE TÊTU BORNÉ)
numbered 1/25 and stamped A2
height: 17.5cm., 6 7/8 in.

(III) : BARON JACQUES-ANTOINE-ADRIEN DELORT (LE MOQUEUR)
numbered 1/25 and stamped 2307
height: 23.3cm., 9in.

(IV): CHARLES-LÉONARD GALLOIS (L'IRONISTE)
numbered 2/25 and stamped 2168
height: 21.3cm., 8in.

(V) AUGUSTE-HIPPOLYTE GANNERON (LE TIMIDE)
numbered 2/25 and stamped D1
height: 17.9cm., 7in.

(VI) : JOACHIM-ANTOINE-JOSEPH GANDRY (TRISTE JUSQU'Á LA MORT)
numbered 1/25 and stamped 2298
height: 16.9cm., 6in.

(VII): PÈRE JEAN-MARIE HARLÉ (LE GÂTEUX)
numbered 1/30 and stamped 2308
height: 12.5cm., 4 7/8 in.

(VIII): LECOMTE (LE SUBTIL)
numbered 1/25 and stamped 2164
height: 16.7cm., 6 5/8 in.

(IX) : JACQUES LEFÈBVRE (L'ESPRIT FIN ET TRANCHANT)
numbered 1/25 and stamped 2300
height: 19.6cm., 7¾in.

(X): JEAN-CHARLES PERSIL (LE SCRUPULEUX)
numbered 1/25 and stamped 2163
height: 18.7cm., 7 3/8 in.

(XI) : PIERRE-PAUL ROYER-COLLARD (LE VIEUX FINAUD)
numbered 2/25 and stamped C2
height: 12.9cm., 5in.

(XII): LE COMTE HORACE-FRANÇOIS SÉBASTIANI (LE FAT)
numbered 1/25 and stamped 2170
height: 12.9cm., 5in.

(XIII): JEAN VATOUT (L'ENTÊTÉ)
numbered 2/25 and stamped 2172
height: 19.4cm., 7 5/8 in.

(XIV): INCONNU AMIRAL VERHEUL or GIROD DE L'AIN (LE NIAIS)
numbered 1/30 and stamped 2165
height: 12.7cm., 5in.

(XV) : INCONNU or PELET DE LA LOZÈRE (L'HOMME Á TÊTE PLATE)
numbered 1/25 and stamped 2161
height: 13.5cm., 5 1/4 in.